South Korean Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung, left, meets with her Brazilian counterpart, Carlos Favaro in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of Minister Song's office
Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung on Monday discussed ways to bolster food security cooperation between Korea and Brazil with her counterpart visiting from the Latin American country, Song's office said.
Song met with Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro in Seoul to discuss cooperation in food security and Seoul's exports of farming equipment and food products, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Favaro is currently accompanying Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on a state visit that began Sunday.
In the meeting, Song and Favaro agreed to develop the Agricultural Cooperation Committee between the two countries into a comprehensive cooperation platform to discuss matters of food security, digital agriculture, agricultural machinery, and sanitary and phytosanitary measures for food trade, the ministry said.
Song also called for expedition of Brazil's review procedures to import Korean red ginseng products, while discussing exports of Korean grapes, according to the ministry.
The ministry said it will work to deepen cooperation with Brazil, the Latin American agriculture powerhouse, to expand exports of Korean agriculture-related products and food to the region.
Source: Korea Times News
